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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The list is compiled from the historian
Kota VenkataChalam, and is entirely composed from the unedited version of
Kalhana’s Rajatarangni, with additional sources he identifies in the text on
Chronology of Kashmira Kings. In particular he consults certain Puranas and a
history of Kashmir in Persian written by a Muslim Chronichler. The Muslim
chronicler has identified the names of the 35 missing names in Kalhana’s
Rajatarangni. It turns out that Gonanda II was killed by Parixshita, and rules
Kashmir from Hastinapur. Later his second Son rules Kashmir from Kashmir
itself.

Chronology of Kashmira Kings, as reported by Kota Venkatachela,
obtained from Kalhanas Rajatarangini, original versions, not the so called
critical edition of Stein. Where Kota Venkatachalam points out that the verses
1.49, 1.50, 1.5,1 and 1.54 have been corrupted and modified. As a proof he
shows how these four verses are not in consonance in 1.56 and in the other
portions of the book including the Tanranga 1, of Rajatarangani. He has also
pointed one or two more shalokas of the Rajatarangini, which he shows are also
either corrupted, or intentional changed in the critical edition. So that the
overall chronology would fit the chronology of the Maghada kings given by
another suspect manipulation of Purana chronology. That falsification was
carried out, by misidentifying Chandragupta of Maurya dynasty as contemporary
of Alexander of Greeks. He claims that it is Chandragupta of Gupta dynasty that
is contemporary of the Alexander, as the four names he gives match the names
from Candragupta of Gupta dynasty and the King of rwhome Chandragupta of the
gupta dynasty worked as Senapati. He credibly shows by the following argument
The names given by the Greek chronicler Magesthanese of Indian kings are
Xandrames, Snadrocottus, Sandrocyptus. The The European scholars identify these
names with Maha padma Nanda, Chandragupta and Bindusara or Amitraghata (mother
name of Bindu-Sara of the Mauraya Dynasty of Maghada mentioned in the puranas.
Venkatachalam maintains that this identification is wrong, as two of the Kings
do not match the first and the third King. Instead these match with Chandramas
(also known as Chandrasri and ChandrabIja) who was the last King of Andhra
dynasty removed by his army commander, who followed Bhima. His name was
Changdragupta of Gupta dynasty, and his son Samudragupta of Gupta dynasty. The
simple comparison of the names shows you that the names chronicled by Greek
match the Gupta dynasty names and not the Maurya dynasty names. This mistake
has taken out about 1240 years from the Indian history and neglected, as it is
taught today. This change would cause dis-consonance with the Kashmir history,
so Kashmir history was also impacted by the same 1200+ years.

Here I will give the List of Kashmir Kings starting with four generation prior
to Gonanda-I.

The Kalhana had about 12 previous histories with him, as he
says. He wrote the Rajtarangini, as later chroniclers who had compiled from the
past histories, had introduced supernatural and non-historical elements in it.
So he is reason to write was to weed those falsehoods, keep the historical
portions from those and verify these with archeological sources available to
him. From Goanada to Gonanda III Kings spanned 2268 years.There were 52 Kings
Kings after Gonanda II and prior to Gonanda III. He could locate 17 of these, 4
from Neelamuni (Neelamata PuraNA), Padma Mihira wrote about history of 8 of
these lost Kings, Sri ChchavillakAra wrote about 5 of these missing Kings. It
seems Venkatchella located 35 of the remaining Kings from Mulla Ahemds history
of Kashmir, written in Persian. However notice that Kashmir Gonanda was
contemporary and related to Jarashndha of Maghada. And was killed in Mathura by
BalarAma, when he along with Jarasndha attacked Mathura. We also have 4
generations before Gonanda I, whose names we do not now, but were
contemporaries of the ancestors of ancestors of Jarasandha. So the Kashmir
history starts about couple of hundred years prior to Mahabharata war, i.e
prior to 3138 BC.

Kota Venkatachalam says that prior to Stein, Mr. M Troyer had translated
Rajtarangni in French. He had raised objection to the Buhler and Steins
chronology of Kashmir Kings along with some other historians from Europe, by
pointing out the errors in the chronology presented by Stein and Buhler about
Kashmir Kings. He had also pointed the corresponding error on the chronology of
MAghada Kings to Max Muller. His letter to Max-Muller was noted by Max-Muller,
who writes that, “Although other Scholars, particularly M. Troyer, in his
edition of the Rajatarangni, have raised objections, we shall see that the
evidence in favor of the identity of Chandragupta and Sandrocyptus is such as
to admit of no reasonable doubt” reports Kota Venkatachalam. The above quote is
quoted by Kota Venkatachalam from the following reference. (Vide PP.3-8 of the
Max Mullers history of Ancient Sanskrit Literature Ed. 1859 & The
Alllahabad Edition, PP. 141 – 148)

Kalhana says that the Gonanda dynasty ruled for 2268 years prior
to Gonanda III. That gives us, with Gonanda III being present in 1182 BC, the
total time period Gonanda dynasty period 2268 Years +1182 = 3450 BC. With
Gonanda II being 1 year s of age at Mahabharata war, that occurs in 3138 BC.
This implies that prior to Gonanda II, the Gonandas were ruling for (3450 –
3138- 1) = 311 years. We know when Gonanda II dies as we know when the war on
Mathura by Jarasndha took place. Assuming that to be 100 years, tells us the
ancestors of Damodra I ruled Kashmir for 2100 years prior to Domodra I. We
don’t know their names. But from the reckoning of Kalhana, that Gonanada’s
ruled for 2668 years prior to Giannada II, we come to this conclusion.

The conclusion is imputed from the data, even though we do not
have the names of these ancestors of Gonanda I. I have assumed, along with
Vekatachalam, that Kalhana did not make any mistake, as he had taken the period
from the older texts of Kashmiri Historians.

Chronology of the Kings of Kashmir: The history of Kashmir
starts with 3450 BC:

7 epochs of Kashmir History until Kalhana

1. First starts in Starts from 3450 BC on wards to 3083 BC when
Gonanda II was killed by Mahraja Parixshita the grand Son of Arjuna the Pandava
of Mahabharata fame

2. 3083 BC – 1596 BC (pandava dynasty through the second Son of
Parixshit rules

3. 1596 – 1182 BC Gonanda II dynasty

4. 1182 BC onwards

5. 14 to 19 AD

6. 1012 to 1027 AD

7. 1148 AD onwards

0.Predecessors of Gonanda I (Started in
about 3450 BC to 3238 BC ; 374 – 162 yrs before SaptaRishi Samvat Gonanda
dynasty ruled for 2330 years, Assuming 5 Generations before Gonanda I , Kalhana
mentions the 5 Kings who were ancestors of Ginanda I, were known However their
names were not available.) starting from Goianada I

1.
GONANDA I 3238 BC – 3188 BC; 162-112 Yrsbefore SaptaRishi Samvat)(Related
to Jarasndha was kiled by Balrama when he joined his brother in law Jarasndha
and attacked mathura) PreMahabharata War, within Dvapara Yuga, as Kali started
in 3102 BC, after the MahabhArata war.

2.
Damodara I 3188-3140 BC; 62-112 Yrs before SaptaRishi SamvatWent with Large army to interfere in the
Svayamvara of Gandhara King her Sindhu, and was killed by Krishna, It is said
that he was a Poet.

4.
Gonanda II3139.5
B – 3083 BC; (a newly born prince was one year old,was put on throne by Krishna
with Yeshomati in charge as queen) Mahabharata was fought… He was Killed by
Prixhit King os Hastinapur in 3083 BC. As Gonanda II had left no-heir,
Parixshit incorporated Kashmir as part of his kingdom. He ruled it for 40
years)

5. To
39 Names of the Kings not known to KalhanaMulla Ahmad’s history of Kashmir written
in Persian language gives the list of Lost 35 Kings of Kashmir from 5 to 39th
King 5 Parixshit 3083 – 3041BC (Son of Abhymanyu of Parixshi Pandava King
of Hastinapur rules from Hastinapur. At his death passed the kingdom to his
second Son Heranadeva)

( The grand son, of Sakuni of gonanda dynast, is contemporary of
the Ashoka Mauriya of Maghad 1472 to 1436 BC. European historians, nonchalantly
claimed that the Ashoka of the Kashmir was the same Ashoka as that of Maghada.
He lost the war to Malecha King, who occupied the throne and Ashoka fled to the
forest. He became Buddhist and build the Srinagar, with 90 lakhs of houses,
resplend with wealth. He too appears to have been a poet. )

51.
Kanishka-Hushka-Jushka 1294 to 1234 BC; 1782 – 1842 Al (Ruled
at the same time, in adjacent areas & were Turushka brothers; European
historians put him at 78 AD. by claiming that Shalivahana never existed.

70.
Gopaditya 417 – 3357 BC; 2659 – 2719 Al (He
built the temple of Shri Adi Shankaracharya in 367=366 BC. (He founded several
temples and Agraharam. And he was a poet.)

71.
Gokarana 357 – 322 BC; 2719 – 2754 AL

72.
Kinkhila / Narendraditya 322 – 285 BC; 2754 – 2791 AL

73.
Andha Yudhistra 275 – 272 BC; 2754 – 2791 AL

(He was called Andha Yudhistra by people because of his having
small eyes; But he was not blind From Gonanda III to Andha Yudhishtra 910 years
passed)

(Pratapaditya
Dynastry) The Kings of Taranga II.Rajtarangani says that Pratapaditya, a
relative of Vikramaditya was brought by the ministers from a distant land and
placed on the throne of Kashmir 272 – 240 BC. Vikramaditya referred here must
be Sri HRSHA VIKRAMADITYA OF UJJAIN 457 BC. KALHANA Says Vikramaditya mentioned
here is not Sakari Vikramaditya of 57 BC.

82.
Hiranya 16 BC – 14 AD; 3060 – 3090 AL(Elder brother of toramana died issueless
Toramana died in prison. His wife and son were in exile.)

83.
Matrigupta 14-19 AD; 3090 – 3095 AL or 3152-3157 AL(he was sent by Vikramaditya of Ujjain as
Kiing of Kashmir in 14 AD, 3152-3157 year since MB war, 3092-3097 Saptarishi
samvat, Time from Gonanda III and to 83rd King Maitrigupta about 1201 years
passed.)

From 4th previous ancestor of Gonanda I to 1148 AD, Kalhanas
time total of 4598 Years had elapsed with continuous saga of the Kings Of
Kashmir.

We
had, Gonanda Dynasty – Ist dynasty

Bharata
of Pandava Dynasty rules 1487 years starting with Parixshit, Grand Son of
Arjuna and ending with Surendra 1596 BC.

Gonanda
Dynasty again

Gonanda
II dynasty

Zulfi Kadar Khan apis Dulch, a descendent of Cruel Changez Khan
family invaded Kashmir with 70 thousand cavalry men. He plundered the country,
slaughtered innumerable men and women, young and old and carried away 50,000
Brahmanas as slaves/ Most of these captives while passing through the montain
reof Deva Sar died of Snow Frost.

Simha Deva fled to Kishtiwar & his general Ramachandra
escaped to Gajanjir.

140
Ramchandra:tries
to pick us the threads after Dulcha left. But was killed by Rinchin from Tibet,
married Ramchandr’s daughter, converted to Islam and thus started the
conversion, killing and terror for Kashmir. He died after 25 years.

145.
Sultan ShahuDin 1360 – 1378With
him began the era bigotry and horrible days for hindus. He had many temples
razed

Here we end the Kalhan history. The details after Kalhana up to
JayaSimha and from there forward, the Jonaraja picks up. This is when Islamic
period was to start, and I have just given you the glimpses of that what was to
come from that period till today.

At some stage I will add the Islamic period along with brief
narration of atrocities, and miseries Hindus had to go through in Kashmir.